title: Evaluation of antidiabetic effect of an ayurvedic drug, 'tarakeswara rasa' in rats.
abstract: Administration of tarakeswara rasa--an ayurvedic drug--to alloxan induced diabetic rats resulted in a significant decrease in the blood glucose. Its antidiabetic effect was also evident from the tissue parameters estimated. The drug administration to diabetic rats also resulted in the reduction of cholesterol, triglyceride and phospholipid content.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Madras, India.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vasanthakumari
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shyamala Devi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008515:Medicine, Ayurvedic; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents